Euro sign on US (Mac) keyboard?
Jun 29th, 2006, 04:07 AM
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Patricia, thanks for that. I just clicked on the little American flag and there it was: "Show character palette." Perfect. (Now if only I could get that flag changed to a Canadian one ...)
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Jun 29th, 2006, 05:56 AM
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This is not about whether shift option 2 is easier to remember than € (which theory I find ludicrous, but no matter).
It's about whether the code your computer embeds in the document turns out as a € or some random garbage character on everyone else's browser. I should think common courtesy would dictate using methods that result in text that is legible to the greatest number of readers.
I don't know why some people seem to have so much trouble with this concept. But then, I can't fathom much of that whole Mac sensibility anyway. Somehow, I'm not surprised that it's that group who are the least concerned with compatibility. Maybe it's subconscious payback by a minority who feel they're oppressed by the other 97% of computer users.
It's about whether the code your computer embeds in the document turns out as a € or some random garbage character on everyone else's browser. I should think common courtesy would dictate using methods that result in text that is legible to the greatest number of readers.
I don't know why some people seem to have so much trouble with this concept. But then, I can't fathom much of that whole Mac sensibility anyway. Somehow, I'm not surprised that it's that group who are the least concerned with compatibility. Maybe it's subconscious payback by a minority who feel they're oppressed by the other 97% of computer users.
Jun 29th, 2006, 06:00 AM
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ekscrunchy, we crossed posts.
Try typing € in the post a reply box (note: all lower case). All of the character codes are case-sensitive, so that é comes out é and É renders as É.
Try typing € in the post a reply box (note: all lower case). All of the character codes are case-sensitive, so that é comes out é and É renders as É.
Jun 29th, 2006, 06:09 AM
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patricia: Ooh - that's cool. And if you also activate "show keyboard viewer" it displays similar to the old "key caps". Clicking shift+opt, opt, etc it shows the resulting symbol.
Just another way if you'd rather use the keyboard instead of "insert"
Just another way if you'd rather use the keyboard instead of "insert"
Jun 29th, 2006, 08:54 AM
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Anselm - don't change it to a Canadian flag! I figured out how (feeling patriotic), but it changes the keyboard layout. I guess there must be some "offical" Canadian keyboard layout that no one knows about (I certainly haven't ever seen one). Your commas and symbols get all messed up - they don't match your keyboard when you set it to the Canadian layout. The keyboard layout we use in Canada is the US one, so you are stuck with the US flag.
Jun 30th, 2006, 07:04 AM
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&euro
What am I doing wrong..pressing & and then typing euro....???? It just reads as &euro, not as the euro sign.......
sorry Robespierre and thank you and everyone else for taking the time...
What am I doing wrong..pressing & and then typing euro....???? It just reads as &euro, not as the euro sign.......
sorry Robespierre and thank you and everyone else for taking the time...
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Jul 2nd, 2006, 07:58 PM
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Robespierre, thanks for the tips. I have always used the old ASCII codes (Alt+###) to make accented characters. Do these have the same compatibility issues as the Mac combos listed? (Garbage characters in text drive me nuts, so I'd rather not unwittingly foist them on somebody else!)
